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Happy Days

Samuel Beckett

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What happens to Winnie's parasol?

(A) It gets punctured

(B) It catches on fire

(C) It falls on top of Winnie

(D) It will not open

What are the bristles from Winnie's toothbrush made out of?

(A) Nylon

(B) Plastic

(C) Hog's setae

(D) Sandpaper

What are the two possible names of the man Winnie imagines is looking at her?

(A) Shower/Cooker

(B) Pressure/Cooker

(C) Under/Pressure

(D) Tailor/Bather

Where does the play's title come from?

(A) A 1970s sitcom

(B) A 1950s movie

(C) A 1940s song

(D) A 1920s song

What is the name of theatrical movement that Beckett is closely associated with?

(A) Theater of the Irrational

(B) Theater of the Absurd

(C) Theater of the Obtuse

(D) Theater of the Existentialists

What object of Willie's is Winnie disgusted by?

(A) A newspaper

(B) A postcard

(C) His underpants

(D) His outfit

What does Winnie call her revolver?

(A) "Greenie"

(B) "My nine"

(C) "Brownie"

(D) "Louie"

What do two of the newspaper headlines both announce?

(A) Deaths

(B) Sports scores

(C) Movie listings

(D) Job openings

What is the name of the girl Winnie tells the story about?

(A) Molly

(B) Mildred

(C) Winnie

(D) Willie

What kind of song does Winnie sing at the end?

(A) A waltz duet

(B) A monster ballad

(C) An aria

(D) An atonal song

What is the sensation Winnie often has?

(A) That she is being driven into the earth

(B) That she is being sucked upward

(C) That she is being pushed backward

(D) That she is being pushed forward

What word confuses Winnie as to whether it is in the plural or the singular?